Fallow in a SPS tank

[vegita51]

So unfortunately my fish have ich and I am planning on going fallow in the system.

My question is, sps corals are alright just on light and good conditions, is this correct?

Thanks in advance

Grant

 

[collie man]

you could risk having the nutrients in your tank drop dramatically fast after removing your fish and your corals may lose a little color. that is an extreme situation that may not happen. i would just feed a little, maybe once a week until you put your fish back in.

 

[vegita51]

Thanks for the reply. Feed a small amount of food just to let it decay? Or is there a food that sps respond to?

 

[collie man]

I feed a small pinch of rods food original at night and I get crazy p.e.

 

[ousnakebyte]

They should be fine, but if you want, I would add some newly-hatched brine and/or decapsulated brine eggs, frozen rotifers, oyster eggs, coral frenzy... small, meaty planktonic foods.

Cheers
Mike

 

[James404]

I went through the same thing, leaving my tank fallow to treat all my fish in hypo. I ended up just feeding some oyster feast every once in a while, everything was fine.

 

[vegita51]

Great thanks for the replies. Now to tackle the creation of a hypo environment!

 

[Pallobi]

Oyster feast at nite when the lights go out... couple times a week... ftw

 

[Banjo]

Definitely feed the corals more